Senior will take SAT in March after all

The Chillicothe High School senior who received money from her classmates to cover a $27 late registration fee for the SAT exam will be able to take the college entrance exam in March after all.

Allison Shoemaker was disappointed to learn Wednesday that her fee waiver for the exam would not be permitted with the late registration, but Principal Jeff Fisher said he made some calls Thursday and worked it out. Shoemaker will take the SAT on March 9 rather than having to wait for the next one in May, he said.

After Shoemaker, who has autism, broke down in tears in her Advanced Placement English class a week ago, her classmates pooled their resources and raised more than enough to cover the fee.

After the story appeared in Thursday's Gazette, the newspaper received a call from a reader who offered to pay Shoemaker's exam fee if she had to wait until May.

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Senior will take SAT in March after all

The Chillicothe High School senior who received money from her classmates to cover a $27 late registration fee for the SAT exam will be able to take the college entrance exam in March after all.